Constance Seter

Constance Seter, age 95, of Norwood, NJ, passed away on Sunday (April 27th) in her assisted living residence in Cresskill, NJ. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday (May 2nd) at Saron Lutheran Church, rural Erskine with the Rev. Alan Arneson officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service on Friday at the church. Arrangements are with the Carlin-Hoialmen Funeral Home of Erskine and messages of condolence may be sent at carlinhoialmen.com. Constance was born in Gardner, Massachusetts to parents Anton and Anna Cikaiskaitis Civas. After living in the Chicago, Illinois area, she was a long-term resident (over 44 years) of Norwood, New Jersey. She spent her final years in assisted living at Sunrise in Cresskill, New Jersey. Constance spent her career working in various professional jobs, and raising her sons Doug and Dave. When her husband Clifford retired, she continued to work part-time in the Norwood Public Library. After retiring from the library at age 80 she enjoyed lunch gatherings with former employees and other long-term residents of the Norwood area. She and her friends became known as the Bookbags, commemorating their professional association and their enjoyment of reading. Constance also participated in activities at the Northvale, NJ Maguire Senior Center. Underneath her quiet demeanor was a deeply passionate love for family and friends. She prided herself on bestowing happiness on others, on a daily basis. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Clifford Seter; her sister, Lenora Martin, and her brother, Steve Civas. She is survived by her sons Doug Seter of Escondido, CA and Dave Seter of Petaluma, CA.